Guitars 6

This old Gibson SG Original with the vibrola and full pickguard can be seen i... more

This old Gibson SG Original with the vibrola and full pickguard can be seen in many live apparences of The Jayhawks and in music videos like Waiting for the Sun, giving this harsh rock sound in all Louris' records.
It seems that the "witch-hat" bridge pickup volume knobs is broken since 2009 and probably before that, according to the wikipedia's illustration of the Jayhawks.

Amplifiers 3

The Jayhawks are on the artists' list of the brand BadCat Amps. Few photos of... more

The Jayhawks are on the artists' list of the brand BadCat Amps. Few photos of live performances are on the amps website.
The reduced catalog of the head amps on the Bad Cat website bring us to believe that Gary Louris uses a Judah 20 from the custom shop. (it's the only model with 2 switches on/off and stand by on the right side of the head).

AMEN!!! HUGE Gary/Jayhawks fan, have spoken with Gary a few times. His setup ... more

AMEN!!! HUGE Gary/Jayhawks fan, have spoken with Gary a few times. His setup has varied a bit, and have not seen them live in the past few weeks so I can't say what he's got now, but on the Smile tour it was definitely a Fulldrive II, vintage Fuzz Face, Script Phase 90, and a Buddha Wah into the DC30.
[http://www.musictoyzforums.com/showthread.php?24721-All-hail-Gary-Louris]

"When I saw the Jayhawks open for Matthew Sweet a number of years ago (could ... more

"When I saw the Jayhawks open for Matthew Sweet a number of years ago (could it have been 10? ) Gary was using nothing but an SG through a Fuzz Face into a Fender Blackface Deluxe (non-reverb model). Amazing tones out of that simple set-up!! He did some amazing behind-the-nut bends that would make most Telecaster players envious! It proved to me that the most simple of set-ups in the right hands can be used to make some fantastic tones."

The photo comes from jayhawksfanpage.com. It shows the Louris' pedalboard at ... more

The photo comes from jayhawksfanpage.com. It shows the Louris' pedalboard at a Chicago shows on 07/26/1998.
This red pedal is an original Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face from the 70's equiped with germanium diodes helping Gary to get this harsh sound during solos.

A photo from jayhawksfanpage.com that shows the Gary's pedalboard on a Chicag... more

A photo from jayhawksfanpage.com that shows the Gary's pedalboard on a Chicago show on 07/26/98. This small simple orange pedal is a MXR Phase 90 that can be heard in parallel with distortion in order to get a particular rythm sound.

"AMEN!!! HUGE Gary/Jayhawks fan, have spoken with Gary a few times. His setup... more

"AMEN!!! HUGE Gary/Jayhawks fan, have spoken with Gary a few times. His setup has varied a bit, and have not seen them live in the past few weeks so I can't say what he's got now, but on the Smile tour it was definitely a Fulldrive II, vintage Fuzz Face, Script Phase 90, and a Buddha Wah into the DC30."